*Theme
Song: Never Surrender, by Stan Bush*
Reuisu
closed the laptop and relaxed back a little, sighing. His body shook slightly along with Michelle's and Tyrael's as the
caravan they were in moved across the desert road. Reuisu shook his head silently.
Reuisu:
The Eternals are slipping out of our fingers.
Michelle:
That's not true.
Reuisu:
I never should have tried to do this all at once. Bloody hell, what was I thinking!
Reuisu
hit himself in the head and then kicked the wooden floor of the caravan in
anger.
Tyrael:
Your plan was most efficient. As soon
as we secure the fourth Eternal, we'll go to Kurast and defeat these new Prime
Evils.
Reuisu:
I should've just brought the entire group from city to city and bring us all together
at once. We could've handled all this
at once... Instead, we're separate and
I doubt we're going to be getting ANY of the Eternals anytime-
A
beeping sound interrupted Reuisu. He
reopened his laptop, which was engaging a direct-linkup to Oracle. He smiled as the red polygonal image of
Oracle appeared on the screen.
Oracle:
Good to see you, Reuisu!
Reuisu:
You too, Oracle. What's the good word?
Oracle:
Well, using my trace system, I can see that you're in the deserts near Lut
Gholein.
Reuisu:
Yes, that's true.
Oracle:
If my translations and examinations of the maps and ancient texts are accurate,
you, Michelle, and Tyrael are VERY close to the location of the last Eternal!
Reuisu
immediately stood up in the caravan with the laptop in hand.
Reuisu:
Give me coordinates! We'll move
immediately!
Oracle:
With pleasure! I'm transmitting now!
Reuisu
and Michelle leapt off of the back of the caravan as it raced off towards Lut
Gholein. They sighed as Tyrael followed
suit, hovering above the two.
Michelle:
Now what?
Reuisu:
I've already committed the location of the Eternal to my memory. Now all we have to do is transform and head
after it!
Michelle:
Right! MOON CRYSTAL POWER!!!
A pink
glittery silhouette of Michelle appeared, with only her heart necklace
showing. Suddenly, crystal showered out
of it, wrapping around her torso and forming the shirt and first bow of the
outfit. The crystal then shot out more
crystals that wrapped around her arms and legs, forming the gloves and
boots. Another spray of crystal formed
her skirt and back bow. The skirt and
bows were colored gold. One last burst
of crystal formed a tiara and earrings.
The crystal then shot out a beam of energy, forming into a staff. She grabbed the staff, and stood in a pose.
Reuisu:
HEAVENLY ANGEL POWER!!!
A
silhouette of Reuisu appeared, he was holding out his transformation stick,
which immediately turned into a long yellow staff. Angel wings came out of his back, with a wingspan of eight
feet. The wings had feathers fly out,
and the feathers merged into his torso, forming the shirt and gray bow of the
outfit. More feathers flew out and
wrapped around his arms, forming the sleeves and gloves. Yet again, more feathers flew out and
wrapped around his legs and feet, forming white pants and boots. A golden belt with an engraved cross in the
center formed around his waste. A
coronet of gold formed around his head, which formed two sides on the sides of
his head. A jewel formed into a cross
on the forehead of the coronet. He
stood in a pose of his angel wings extended outwards from his sides, and him
aiming his staff outwards.
Tyrael
and Sailor Angel nodded at one another, and picked up Michelle by her arms,
lifting her up as the two began flying in the direction of the Eternal.
Angel:
It's very odd, I can actually SENSE the Eternal, as if it were calling to me...
Tyrael:
I can feel it as well, Sailor. I
believe it may be caused by the energies of the Eternal itself. Perhaps it is of some Angelic origin...
Angel:
If it is, that just makes our situation worse considering the claws that
currently hold most of them.
Moonshine:
Don't worry, Reuisu! We'll kick their
asses and be home in time for tea!
Angel:
A very British comment coming from a French lady.
Moonshine:
Oh shut up, Reuisu.
Sailor
Moonshine stuck her tongue out at Angel, who chuckled happily.
Angel:
It really feels like old times, Michelle.
Moonshine:
Don't worry, Reuisu-
Angel:
I really wish people would stop telling me not to worry. I'm not worrying, I just state facts.
Moonshine:
Well, here's a fact for you: even families need some time alone sometimes.
Angel:
It was three bloody months!
Moonshine:
Okay, they need A LOT of time.
Angel
sighed and shook his head.
Angel:
I can only assume someone has spray-painted the word 'idiot' on my back again.
Moonshine
giggled, then stopped when she looked up ahead. She gasped.
Moonshine:
Put us down here!
Tyrael
and Angel nodded and descended downwards towards a patch of large rocks. They landed quickly, letting Moonshine jump
off first as they settled down on the ground.
Tyrael:
What did you see, my love?
Moonshine:
One diamond-shaped glowing crystal thing and three sand leapers protecting it.
Angel:
Sand leapers?! You mean those bloody
little weasel things that just jump around and try to attack you?
Moonshine:
Yep.
Angel:
Bloody hell, Duriel must be off his bonkers...
Tyrael:
You think it's the Eternal?
Angel:
I'm sure of it! As a matter of fact,
let's go even the score with that asshole demon right now!
Moonshine
and Tyrael smiled.
Angel:
TITANS TOGETHER!
And
with that exuberant battle cry, the three leapt from their hiding spot onto the
unsuspecting sand leapers. The small,
rodent-like creatures were caught completely off guard by the attack, so
confused that they even attacked one another as they jumped about, trying to
find a target. However, all they were
met with was two staffs and a flaming sword.
Within two minutes, they were all dead corpses to be fed upon by
vultures.
Angel:
I love it when things go easily.
Moonshine:
It's pretty.
Angel:
The Eternal?
Moonshine:
Yeah...
Angel:
It's to be expected.
Tyrael:
And now we have one in our possession!
Let us take it now to-
Before
Tyrael could finish his sentence, the ground beneath the three began to
shake! Before Tyrael and Angel could
take flight, the ground collapsed beneath them, forcing them to fall into a
large pit about fifteen feet deep. The
group groaned as they looked up. They
all winced as they saw the figure standing over the hole.
It was
Duriel.
Angel:
I hate it when things don't go easily!
Angel
tried to fly up to fight Duriel only to be met with the flat end of Duriel's
blade arm, sending him back down to the pit with a broken arm. Angel winced as he cradled his arm to his
stomach.
Duriel:
Pathetic human. That's four for us,
none for you! Goodbye, Sailor Nothings!
And
with that, Duriel clapped his two blade arms together, and instantly the cave
walls began to collapse around the three.
Angel:
BLOODY HELL!
To Be
Continued...